harris



Oct. 23 1923.

c. c. HARRIS STAMP PAD BOX Original Filed March 22. 1922 Re. 15,702 lrubber pad andthe upper Woodfiber plate one piece firmly secured throughsaid openare cemel'ited'fdir'etly together' and' one-'lof ingto'ithefiberboard; base and `projecting these-twoV elements' -c'omeson"either Iside of over the vedges'osaid opening to lconceal the meta-l orcelluloid' coveringfll Vvsofas'tof-the same.V f

thelaftter firmly'inposition; Oni-'ravo- 2. Asan'arti'c'le ofHianulfa'cture5-a-stafmp 70 count of thel direct-'binding betWeen, thepad boxl comprising' a 'b'as e of Wood fiber sponge rubber and the upperbasev plate board, a sheet Vmetal covering overthe topf there Will be nonoise Whenthe device is 4elleleof having flanges extending around theusedffor inking purposes-becausethe rub#` sides" andends of the baseybut of lessjvvidth ber'pad'v'ifs'elf.is-supported irnilyfand With-'jthan 'the d'eptho'f'the b'ase to prevent 'their 75 vout possibilityofmovement fromfthe sup-j contact with 'a supportingsurface and havortingbase. This anlimportantfeature lugan openingtherethrough, and a stampbecause inthe. ordinary"tin',bfo'x-padsr a padsecured through saidopening to the' bulgingfofthejs'ides ofthe tin is noticeable-fiberfbo'ard base. Y' 5 l v1i" whenthe rubber stamp is' pressedagainstV As, anfartiele of' manufacture, a. stamp S0 the' pad'. This'lis due toft'h'e ai'ri pocket orV `pad box coi'hpri'singanonmetallicbaseliav-V h fpk'cef'vvhieh,de velop'sa o'i's'e when thepad Lng' acentral'po'r'tion projecting above f Thef 'Way offsecu-ring"thefhinged'cover `to edges thereof, as covering of sheet material thelb'ase boardisl important because it 'wi-1l aro-undg the edges of beth portonsand/hav- S5 l' beseen thatal'l'partfthatfi 'the cover, thel #gian-ope'ni'fng'ithere'thro hyangdfapadfof rubber` nc-1. and the oever11,"are direct1y spongerubber secured to t supper .portion one'element;the'b'as'e yplate 13. ofthejbase throughjsaid openingand. pro 'The lede161 around theliubber padis supTV Yjef'iv'over the 'edges of, theopening to i i 'prted' rily y,below vand"receivesthe lowerconceathefsame..

I, A 90 Y edgeof the cover when closed. As' thisi-sa Y f' 4. lisjfanVarticle .of manufacture,l a. stamp* V- hori'z'ot'aljsurfacej it 'Willl'not' 'cause fthe pad boxcomprising a Wood. ber board baseedgesfofithejcover,consisting 'offf'our down: havnga'; Ycentral p ateprojecting abvovethe vv'ardly 'extending Aflanges" to' diverge lfromVmani'portion :and spaced equally' around the each other fv'vhe'n t''erover is:- accident'ally lei'g'fes' thereof, a, cove'rin Vof, sheetmaterial 9e Y 'pressedfdown 'tohard- Furthermore, there having araisedatsur ace. resting on .the '.5 Y l's nochance 'of these flangesengaging any edges ofsaid plate and havinga, rectangularvertic'alsurface and sticking orbindingV asv Slaning surface extendingaI'OllIlldhB-ges Y is'coniinon' with the ordinary' tin boxesjon of -bothportions and having an .openin 15119,market` Y K I through said' raisedsurface andy a pad of 1,00 '0n 'account of.t'he`us'e of the'sponge rub-`sponge rubbercementedv to the upper por-k ber for v the pad it snotnecessary' te close tion o' vthe'base'fthrough sa-id'opening.the`jbox'abs'o'lute'l' tightlyi as" has been the an article ofmanufacture, a.stamp case-with the or mary rubber-pads,V This padbox'com'pi'sing a non-metallic base, a 40 is due to' thefactthat incomparative tests, covering of sheetinaterial around thee es 105thefordinary' rubber stampjpad. has had a thereofand having an openingVtherethro Y ,life of aboutA thousai'idl impressions' a pad of spongerubber secured to,v the top vvhile a4 porousrlubber pad'fo this kind oftheY base'through'saidopeningA and pro- Will stand over a' inillio'n anda half imjeetinqover 'theedges of the openlng to con-V'pxes'sionslwithout showing any seriouslsigns .ceal'tlie sainejhingepiecesof sheet materialV 110 'ofvvear., The device' `isjnot seriouslyeffectvs fecu-redgto the'base and extending over'the ed by dust in any"forin and there is' no Y 'coveringat the rear thereof, and a cover ofdanger 'of the .ink comin `out because thev .sheetmat'erial hingedtosaidhinge pieces f rubber pad ihelf 'immediateliy7l drazvv'sfbackand-adapted to'rest on'the horizontal upper y any that'eoi'nes tothe,'surfacevvhenthepres# surface of said coverin 115'"suremof'the'rubber'stal'np is' reinoved'from it. n a vstamp pad box, thecombination @Although Ih'aveillustrated and described K- With aiberboard hase having a-'eentral por- H 'only' one orinfof the inventionll amaware tionprojectingabove the' main portion and s ofthe fact thatvmodiicat-iolisf can be made spaced equally; aroundfthe edges thereof,'a.f therein I3 any person skilled in the artV covering ofsheetmateria-1 around the-e es 12 'Without' eparting fromA thescope "of theof bothportionsgandfhaving an opening invention'as' expressed in theclainis. There; therethrough, fa pad of sponge rubber-'ser v 'forfe` Ido not Wish Vto belrni'tedtoall the cured to thefupperpo'rtion; of the.base detallsfo construction herein shown v and Vthrough saidfopenin,hinge pieces of sheet; described but what doclaim irsV:- materialsecured'tdtefberboard andV 125 1. Asan' article' o fmanlufactrea/stampproje'et'nggover the'cover at the rear there.-

pgrdvhox Veoinpl'lsinga base"'of"vvood ber, a o f`,`an'd a. eover ofsheet material hin'ulgedfto coverlngvei" thee;ge'sjandfaroundthe per;Vsaid hinge.lpiecesandadapted'tofrestlouy 1 65 ilfrlterv of the;topfjtheroffand an thehorizontal :.uppereirface"ofzsaid covers @paginathredfronehmnd .asfmpfpadin inel 'v Y 1 lIn padbox, the `combinationwithl a base havlng a` centralportion projecting'above the main portionand spaced aroundfthe edges thereof, a` covering of sheet materialaround the edgesv of both portions,

a vpado'f sponge rubber over said.Y central portion, hinge piecesvovfsheet material se'- 'cured tothebase and projecting over thecoveringV at the rear thereof, and .a cover of sheet material hinged tosaid hinge pieces A and .adaptedto rest on the horizontal upper surfaceof said covering.

upper portion of the base. y

In'tfestimony whereof Ihave hereunto afpad box comprising base having: acentral platev rojecti'ng vabovethe main portion and Space,n around theedges thereof, a.;covering `of sheet-.material having a raised'ilatsur-l Vface resting on'the edges of said plateiand i having arectangular/slantin surface lex-V tending al'oundthev edges of othportions and a: pad of sponge rubber secured to the fixed rny signature.

Vworden C." HARRIS.

